SMU basketball loses at Tulane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Kendall Timmons scored 26 points, leading four Tulane players in double figures, as the Green Wave defeated SMU 79-70 on Saturday.
Justin Haynes scored a career-high 21 points with five assists to lead SMU (9-6, 0-1 Conference USA), while Papa Dia contributed his fifth double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. The two combined to make 15 of 24 shots from the field (62.5 percent), helping the Mustangs shoot 54 percent overall (27 of 50). SMU worked the ball inside, where it outscored Tulane 36-26 in the paint.
Robert Nyakundi scored 13 points for SMU despite battling a stomach virus. Nyakundi hit 3-of-4 from 3-point range and is hitting 45.6 percent for the season from beyond the arc (47-103).
Kris Richard added 18 points while Jordan Callahan had 13 and David Booker contributed 10 as Tulane (12-3, 2-0 Conference USA) won its sixth in a row.
Tulane had the advantage from long range, led by Timmons making 4 of 5 shots beyond the 3-point arc. But the Green Wave were whistled for eight fewer fouls (21-13) and made 20 of 21 free throws to hand the Mustangs their second loss in a row.
